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This PowerPoint report, presented by Robert Hartwig, president of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Information Institute, contains the most recent updates available for the industry’s financial performance and global catastrophe loss trends. The presentation notes that catastrophic losses are trending adversely but that while global catastrophes are hitting insurers hard, losses remain manageable. The report includes an outlook for the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season and sections on pricing trends and performance by segment (commercial and personal lines, and reinsurance). Other sections discuss the potential impacts of the Japan earthquake and other major natural catastrophes on the P/C insurance and reinsurance markets, financial services reform, key economic issues for the next three to five years and labor market trends.